Police said they were called to a Chicopee home just before 1 p.m. Saturday, on a report of a break and enter in progress. When they arrived, responding officers discovered the victim with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Detectives determined the victim and a friend were drinking alcohol nearby and became disoriented. They knocked on Lovell's door believing it was a friend's home. Police said Lovell retrieved his firearm and fired a single shot when a pane of glass broke.